Bring out the sniff dogs and check everything twice—or maybe not. In a gesture of goodwill, China sent a 747 loaded with 100 tons of Hurricane relief supplies to the international relief staging center at Little Rock AFB, Ark.
Air Force fighters, tankers, and intelligence aircraft are helping to provide “defensive overwatch” for the U.S. military’s effort to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, senior officials said.